Motor-vehicle.



PATENTED APR. 21, 1908.

G. J. TAYLOR. MOTOR VEHICLE. YAPPLIOA-TIO'N FILED 00119, 1907.

GEORGE I. TAYLOR, OF SALT LAKE CITY,-U'IAH, ASSIGNOR HYDE, OF SALT LA KE,OIT Y, UTAH.

MOTOR-VEHICLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 21', 1908'.

Application filed October 19, 1907. Serial no. 398,226.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE J. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Salt Lake ()ity, in the county of Salt Lake and State of Utah, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Motor-Vehicles, of-

which the following is a specification.

\ which my invention is shown said fan or M invention consists in novel means com ined with a motor vehicle for protectmg the occupant of the vehicle from objecti'onable air pressure, from flying insects, partlclespf dust, dirt, etc., when the vehicle 1s in motion.

My invention more particularly consists in the provision of one or more rotary fans so located as to produce the desiredresults, the

ans being preferably made of metal so that they may also be used for defleeting missiles, such as bullets, stones, etc. These rotary fans ma be driven in any desired manner, as, for instance, by the motor which pro els the vehicle or by the-motion of the ve 'cle itself, or from'the traction wheels directly. 1 A practical embodiment of myinvention s represented in the accompanying draw- 1n% m which lgure 1' re resents in side elevation a motor vehicle aying a airof oppositely rotating fans located at t hicle and a air of o positely rotating fans located at t e rear 0% the vehicle, the said ians being driven from the motor, Fig. 2 is a section taken in the plane of the line' AA of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows, F' 3 1s arear view of the vehicle, a portion emg broken away to show more clearly the dr1ve for the fans, Fig, 4 is aview similar to Fig. 2 showing a single fan, Fig. 5

is a view similar toFig. 3 showing a single fan, F' 6 is a detail sectibn onan enlarged scale, s owing one method of -m0untin the rotary fan, and Fig. 7 is a detail views owthe bracket for supporting the fan. lhe motor vehicle in connection with comprises the usual body 1 and chassis2.

The motor shaft is denoted by 3. In the form shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, two rotary fans 4 and 5 are mounted at the front of the vehicle, as, for instance, on the dash 6 and two rotary fans 7, 8, are mounted at the rear of the vehicle, as, for instance, on the back of the body 1. I have shown thefans e front of the ve- 4 and 5 as being rotated from the motor shaft 3 by providing a driving belt 9 which passes around a driving pulley 10 on the motor shaft 3 and around pulleys 11 and 12 on the fans 1 and 5. To obtain rotary movement in opposite directions to the two fans 4 and 5, I also pass the driving belt 9 around an idler pulley 13 and cross "the belt between the pulleys 11 and 12.. The rotary fans 7 and 8 aredriven' ino posite directions from a shaft 14 driven by tl ie motor, by providing a dri'v-' ing belt 15 which passes around a pulley 16 on the shaft 14 and also around pulleys 17, 1-8, on the fans 7 and 8'.

In the form shown in 4 and 5, a sin 1e rotary fan 19 is located at the front of t e vehicle and is driven by a belt 20 from the pulley 10 of the motor shaft 3. A sin le rotary fan 21 is mounted at the rear of t e vehic e and is driven from the ulley 16 of the shaft 14 by a belt 22. ne method of mounting the rotary fan on the vehicle is to provide a bracket 23 to which is attached a stud axle or shaft 24 on which the fan is mounted to rotate. The hub 25 of the fan may also be develo 'ed to form the pulley for the said fan. W'hiiia I have shown these fans as being driven from the motor, it is to be understood that they may be driven directly from the vehicle wheels or simply by the momentum of the vehicle if so desired. These fans are 'referably made of suflicient strength and of t e required material to deflect mis-' siles so as to give still greater protection to the occupant of the vehicle. It must furthermore be understood that these fans are of suflicient size and are so arranged as to thoroughly protect the occupant from wind pressure, dust, dirt, et'c., when the vehicle is in motion. When the fan is being rotated it will not obscure to any extent the objects which the vehicle is ap roaching.

This invention will e ate the necessity of the occupant wearing oggles, or uncomfortable or unsightly head ear and will also eliminate the necessity o the usual glass wind shields, which are so dangerous because A of their liability to inflict great injury to the occupantwhen broken 1 n accidents.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with by flying missiles, or

to protect the occupant of the vehicle from .OF ONE HALF TO ALONZO E.

a motor vehicle, of a rotary fan mounted thereon in position pressure, dust, etc. and means for driving'the fan in a direction to protect the said occupant when the vehicle is in motion.

2. The combination with a motor vehicle,

of a rotary fan of missile deflecting material mounted thereon in position to protect the occupant of the vehicle from missiles and means for driving the fan in a direction to deflect the missiles and thus protect the said occupant when the vehicle is in motion.

3. The combination with a motor vehicle, of arotaryfan located at the rearof the vehicle in position to protect the occupant from" wind pressure, dust, etc., when the vehicle is in motion.

4. The combination with a motor vehicle, of rotary fans located at the front and rear of the vehicle in position to protect the occupant from wind pressure, dust, etc., when the vehicle is in motion.

5. The combination with a motor vehicle and its motor, of a rotary fan mounted on the vehicle in position to protect the occupant from wind ressure, dust, etc., said fan being driven by t e motor in a direction to protect the said occupant of the vehicle.

6. The combination with a motor vehicle and its motor, of a rotary fan of missile deflecting material driven bythe motor and located 1n osition. to protect the occupantof the vehic e.

7. The combination with a motor vehicle and its motor, of a rotary fan driven by the motor and located at the front of the vehicle in position to protect the occupant of the vehicle.

8. The combination with a motor vehicle and its motor, of a rotary fan driven by the motor and located at the rear of the vehicle in position to protect the occupant of the vehicle.

9. The combination with a motor vehicle October, 1907.

, GEORGE J. TAYLOR. Witnesses:

FRANK C; TAYLOR, W. J. BATEMAN. 

